They Also Ran: America’s Would-Be Presidents - Influence in Defeat

Adlai Stevenson and Barry Goldwater were polar opposites in many ways. One was from the left and the other the right, but both possessed devoted followers and had profound influence on their party’s development in the mid-20th century.

Noted presidential historian and former Dole Institute director Richard Norton Smith returned for the Dole Institute's 2016 Presidential Lecture Series to examine the politicians who were nominated to America’s highest office but never elected. Covering their careers and the reasons behind their losses, this timely four-part series shed light on the impact of presidential elections on U.S. politics.

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